“You're losing me,” I murmured.
“Uranus, the Primordial God that embodies the Sky, and Gaia, the Primordial Goddess who embodies the Earth, are said to be the parents of the first twelve Titans. They are not, but their magic birthed the Titans' magic. Do you understand?”
“Okay; go on,” I said.
“The other Primordials had children too, of course; Macaria being one of them,” Hekate said. “But she is not a Titan.”
“Why not?” I asked.
“Human whim,” Hekate said with a toss of her hand. “That's why I said it gets tricky. Then we have children of the Titans; some of whom are actual children born of the Titans—like my parents—and some of whom are magic-related and just given the title of son or daughter—like Hades, Poseidon, and Zeus; they aren't sons of Cronus and Rhea, but their magic stems from those titans' magic.”
“Wait.” I sat forward. “You're a Titan?”
“That's the next tricky part. Technically, I'm a minor Titan,” she said. “My parents are Titans, and I received my crossroads magic because of them; magic that allows me to open their gates.”
“Makes sense,” Trevor said.
“However, I'm also seen as an Olympian, because I come from that 'younger' generation of magic,” Hekate went on. “Just as Hades is an Olympian, even though he's also related to the Titans.”
“I'm getting a headache,” I declared.
“Yes; it got very confusing with all of us,” Pan said. “But what you need to focus on is that Nyx is a Primordial; she has a magic that is considered eternal; a part of the natural world.”
“Nyx is the embodiment of the Night,” Hekate said. “How do you kill the Night?”
“Are you telling me that we can't kill her because her magic is truly immortal?” Trevor asked.
“Nyx can be killed,” Hades affirmed. “It just takes more to kill her than it does other gods. That is her greatest power; her resilience.”
“The Primordials aren't stronger than us?” Artemis asked in surprise.
“It depends on the Primordial,” Hades said. “Nyx has a great magic, but what can she actually do with it?”
“She can become a veil of dark mist and drain the life out of people,” Hekate offered.
“One person at a time,” Hades said. “Come at her with an army, and that magic becomes less significant.”
“She can bring on the night,” Pan offered.
“And she has those wings,” Artemis added. “Those are cool.”
“Every angel has a set of wings,” Azrael huffed. “So, what? What else can her magic do?”
“That's about it.” Hades smirked. “As I said; Nyx is hard to kill, but most of her actual power comes from resilience and her influence over other gods. A lot of Olympians hold the Primordials in high esteem; Nyx can use that to get other gods to act on her behalf.”
“Like this god of time,” Thor pointed out. “So, if he or she is helping Nyx, we can assume that Nyx is using her influence over them.”
“And we can conclude that this partner is another Greek god.” Odin nodded in approval to his son. “Well done.”
“Thank you,” Thor smiled at his father.
“Who is the Greek God of Time?” I asked.
“There's Chronos; another Primordial,” Hekate said. “But Chronos isn't influenced by Nyx. In fact, I think he rather dislikes her.”
“And Chronos doesn't interfere in petty quarrels,” Hades added. “He takes his position very seriously and guards time; he'd be the last person to twist it to give Nyx revenge.”
“Then who?” Re asked. “Is there another Greek God of Time?”
